STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Staten Island Expressway traffic was jammed Monday afternoon, and an accident near the Clove Road exit was one source of delays. NBC New York reports that two Brooklyn-bound lanes of traffic were blocked as of 4:30 p.m. at Clove Road.

Traffic was jammed for miles -- as far back as the West Shore Expressway -- but it appears to be easing as of 5:30 p.m.

The New Jersey-bound lanes were also jammed coming off the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge toward Clove Road.